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Articles  of  Incorporation 


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BY-LAWS 

—OF— 


Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 

WITH 

A  Historical  Summary  and  Burial  Service. 

Working  Under  the  Jurisdiction  of  the 

Grand  *  Lodge*  of  *  Minnesota, 


And  Meeting  in  the  City  of 

ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA. 


ROCHESTER,  MINNESOTA. 

POST  STEAM  PRINTING  HOUSE. 


1885 


REVISED  BY 


U.  H.  GOVE,  C.  A.  WHITED,  AND  GEO.  HEALY, 
BY  DIRECTION  OF 

ROCHESTER  LODGE  NO.  21,  A,  F.  &  A.  M. 
January,  A.  D.  1885. 


^Lptiolee  of  Tjx|  eo^goi?atior| 

- OF — 

ROCHESTER  LODGE  NO.  2  i ,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Whereas,  We,  the  undersigned  Members  of  Rochester 
Lodge  No.  21,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  for  the 
purpose  of  organizing  said  Lodge  into  a  body  politic  and 
corporate,  pursuant  to  Article  III  of  Chapter  XXXIV  of 
the  General  Statutes  of  Minnesota,  do  make,  ordain, 
sign  and  adopt  the  following  Articles  of  Incorporation  : 

First — The  corporate  name  of  this  organization  shall 
be  Rochester  Lodge  Number  Twenty-one  Ancient 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  Its  general  purpose  and 
plan  of  operation,  the  promotion  of  literary  and  social 
culture  and  diffusive  benevolence  by  means  of  meetings, 
consultations,  organization,  co-operation  and  dealings 
with  other  persons  and  organizations  for  the  attainment 
of  those  objects  ;  and  its  place  of  location,  the  city  of 
Rochester,  Minnesota. 

Second — Persons  may  become  members  of  said  corpo¬ 
ration  only  upon  a  compliance  with  the  ancient  usages 
and  established  customs  of  the  Order  and  in  conformity 
to  rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of  the  By-laws  of 
said  Rochester  Lodge  and  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State 
of  Minnesota,  and  the  fee  for  membership  shall  be  $25.00, 
and  the  annual  dues  $2.00  in  advance. 

Third — Said  corporation  may,  in  its  corporate  name, 
}sue  and  be  sued,  and  the  seal  of  said  Lodge  shall  be  its 
^cprporate  seal  and  may  change  the  same  at  pleasure. 


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ARTICLES  OF  INCORPORATION. 


Fourth — Said  corporation  may  take  by  gift,  grant,  de¬ 
vise,  bequest,  or  purchase,  real  and  personal  property  in 
its  corporate  name  for  the  better  carrying  out  the  pur¬ 
poses  of  its  organization. 

Fifth — The  officers  of  this  organization  shall  be  a  Wor¬ 
shipful  Master,  Senior  Warden,  Junior  Warden,  Secre¬ 
tary  and  Treasurer. 

Sixth— The  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  Warden  and 
Junior  Warden,  and  their  successors  in  office,  ex-officio, 
shall  constitute  a  Board  of  Trustees,  whose  duties  may  be 
defined  by  the  By-laws  of  said  organization  to  be  proposed 
and  adopted  at  any  meeting  called  for  that  purpose,  but 
until  so  defined  shall  have  the  usual  powers  of  Trustees 
as  defined  by  law,  in  the  management  of  the  affairs  of 
said  corporation. 

Seventh — The  place  of  electing  such  officers  aforesaid 
shall  be  the  city  of  Rochester,  and  be  held  pursuant  to 
notice,  on  the  second  Monday  in  December,  in  each 
year,  at  7  o’clock  p.  M.,  at  the  place  of  meeting  of  said 
Rochester  Lodge.  As  amended  February  11,  1884. 

Eig-hth— The  following  named  persons  are  constituted 
the  officers  to  conduct  the  transactions  of  the  said  corpo¬ 
ration  for  the  year  ending  December  27th,  1875 — the  date 
at  which  the  annual  election  will  next  occur :  Richard 
A.  Jones,  Worshipful  Master ;  Benjamin  Ayshford,  Senior 
Warden  ;  Greorge  E.  Leonard,  Junior  Warden. 

Ninth — Said  corporation  shall  have  power  to  establish 
By-laws,  and  make  rules  and  regulations  deemed  expedi¬ 
ent  for  the  management  of  the  affairs  of  said  corpora¬ 
tion,  in  accordance  with  law,  and  not  incompatible  with 
an  honest  purpose. 

Tenth — These  Articles  may  be  amended  by  a  two-thirds 
vote  of  the  members  present  at  any  regular  summoned 
meeting  ;  provided,  the  proposed  amendment  be  offered 
in  writing  at  the  preceding  stated  meeting,  and  after  its 
adoption,  a  certificate  setting  forth  such  alteration  or 
amendment,  be  recorded  as  the  original  Articles  of  Incor¬ 
poration  are  required  to  be  by  statute. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  caused  these  presents  to 
be  signed  by  our  Worshipful  Master,  Senior  Warden  and 
Junior  Warden,  and  to  be  attested  by  the  Secretary  and 
the  seal  of  the  said  Lodge. 

The  foregoing  Articles  of  Incorporation  were  adopted 
by  vote  of  Rochester  Lodge  No.  21,  Ancient  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  June  21st,  A.  D.  1875,  A.  L.  5875. 

Richard  A.  Jones,  Worshipful  Master. 
[seal.]  Benjamin  Ayshford,  Senior  Warden. 

GrEOROE  E.  Leonard,  Junior  Warden. 
Attest  :  Thomas  Brooks,  Secretary. 


TjTarr|e8  of  (porgorate  l^fexrioeps. 


A.  Ozmun, 

H.  B.  Upinan, 

F.  T.  Olds, 

R.  L.  Van  Dusen, 

N.  J,  Shannon, 

L  E.  Cowdery, 

T.  L.  Fishback, 

M.  Pearce, 

D.  A.  Morrison, 

A.  D.  Robinson, 

Geo,  C.  Cook, 

L.  S.  Howe, 

L.  Harris, 

J.  F,  Van  Dooser, 

C.  H.  Kellogg, 

M.  J.  Daniels, 

F.  J.  Cressy, 

N.  N.  Hammond, 

O.  F.  Ostrander, 

J.  Ostrander, 

A.  B.  Beach, 

J.  E.  Crane, 

A.  V.  Park, 

H.  Galloway, 

D.  H.  Moon, 

Amos  Hyatt, 

P.  L.  Dansingburg, 

W.  W.  Mayo, 

R.  H.  Gove,  Past  Master, 
Wm.  Brown,  Past  Master, 
Aaron  M.  Ozmun, 

H.  T.  Hannon, 

M.  Y.  Boroughs, 

Jno.  E.  Culver, 

J.  P.  McClelland, 

E.  A.  Whiting, 

S.  W.  Eaton, 

Wm.  P.  Clough, 

H.  S.  Sage, 

W.  H.  McLard, 

S.  J.  Barlow, 

David  Lesuer, 

S.  Risker, 

B.  F.  Bulen, 


i  Geo.  R.  Culver, 

N.  S.  Culver, 

J.  H.  Hill, 

E.  Damon, 

|  A.  M.  Ellithorp, 

,  John  Morrison, 

I  Geo,  Tilbury, 

I  George  Baihly,  ' 

Archie  Bamber, 

H.  C,  Butler, 

Peter  Johnson. 

O.  O.  Baldwin, , 

Chas.  M.  Start, 

Thomas  Brooks,  Secretar 

S.  B.  Clark,  Treasurer, 

M.  W.  Leland, 

T.  B.  Kellogg, 

|  W.  W.  Ireland, 

I  John  Eberly, 

I  A.  J.  Wright, 

J.  P.  Dibble, 

J.  A.  Leonard, 

J.  D.  Spaulding, 

C.  H.  Remington. 

G.  IJargesheimer, 

Robert  Turner, 

i  A.  D.  Vedder, 

W.  G.  Bartley, 

H.  Schuster, 

i  Janies  Aries, 

J.  W.  Duryea, 

J.  G.  Zimmerman, 

O.  S.  Drury, 

M.  A.  Ozmun, 

Geo.  Healy, 
j  D.  A.  Daniels, 

A.  V.  Daniels, 

J.  D.  Ostrom, 

H.  A.  Eckholdt, 

H.  H.  Couse, 

O.  S.  Lund, 

John  R.  Cook, 

I).  Heaney, 


ARTICLES  OF  INCORPORATION. 


STATE  OF  MINNESOTA,) 

County  of  Olmsted,  >  Sfe* 

I,  Thomas  Brooks,  Secretary  of  Rochester  Lodge  No.  21, 
Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  do  hereby  certify 
that  the  foregoing  Articles  of  Incorporation  were  adopt¬ 
ed  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  members  of  said  Lodge, 
duly  summoned  to  act  thereon  June  21st,  A.  D.  1875,  A.  L. 
5875,  and  that  the  persons  named  therein  as  Worshipful 
Master,  Senior  Warden  and  Junior  Warden,  are  such  offi¬ 
cers  of  said  Rochester  Lodge  No.  21,  and  the  names  of 
members  thereunto  subscribed  are  actual  members  of 
said  Lodge,  and  that  they  each  and  every  one  signed  the 
same  in  my  presence. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my 
name  and  affixed  the  seal  of  the  said  Lodge,  the  date 
aforesaid. 

[seal.]  Thomas  Brooks,  Secretary. 

Office  of  Register  of  Deeds,  > 

Olmsted  County,  Minn.,  )  * 

The  within  instrument  was  filed  in  this  office  for  record, 
June  23d,  A.  D.  1875,  at  8  o’clock  a.  in.,  and  recorded  in 
book  tkD  ”  of  Bonds,  on  pages  410,  411  and  412. 

L.  E.  Cowdery,  Register  of  Deeds. 
State  of  Minnesota,  ) 

Office  of  the 

Secretary  of  State.) 

I  hereby  certify  that  the  within  instrument  was  filed  for 
record  in  this  office,  on  the  26th  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1875, 
and  duly  recorded  in  Book  14  0”  of  Incorporations,  on 
pages  302,  303,  304  and  305.  S.  P.  Jennison, 

Secretary  of  State. 


Ijlistomeal  ^mr[Tr}ary 

— OF— 

ROCHESTER  LODGE  NO.  21,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


Rochester  Lodge  No.  21,  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  was  organized  August  24th,  A.  L.  5857,  A.  D.  1857, 
and  the  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  the 
years  1857  and  1858  : 

Worshipful  Master — L.  H.  Kelley. 

Senior  Warden — C.  C.  Jones. 

Junior  Warden — J.  M.  Williams. 

Treasurer — Abram  Ozmun. 

Secretary — David  Lesuer. 

Senior  Deacon — E.  0.  Dorr. 

Junior  Deacon — C.  D.  Houghton. 

Tyler — Peter  Cassidy. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1859  : 
Worshipful  Master — C.  C.  Jones. 

Senior  Warden — C.  H.  Lindsley. 

Junior  Warden— P.  Roberts. 

Treasurer — D.  Lesuer. 

Secretary — L.  Tucker. 

Senior  Deacon — E.  C  Cross. 

Junior  Deacon — E.  Damon. 

Tyler— C  D.  Chase. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1860  : 
Worshipful  Master — C.  H.  Lindsley. 

Senior  Warden — E.  C. Cross. 

Junior  Warden — E.  Damon. 

Treasurer — D.  Lesuer. 

Secretary — D.  Heaney. 

Senior  Deacon — M.  W.  Fay 
Junior  Deacon — S.  B.  Clark. 

Tyler — L.  Wynkoop. 


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HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1801  : 

Worshipful  Master — E,  C.  Cross. 

Senior  Warden — E.  Damon. 

Junior  Warden — D.  Heaney. 

Treasurer — J.  E.  Ells, 

Secretary — 0.  A.  Hadley. 

Senior  Deacon — C.  H.  Lindsley. 

Junior  Deacon — J.  S.  Wiles. 

Stewards  JJ-  M>  Williams, 
stewards,  c  Cole. 

(L.  H.  Kelley, 

Finance  Committee,  C.  H.  Lindsley, 

(L.  Tucker. 

Tyler — L,  Wynko@p. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1862  : 

Worshipful  Master — C.  H.  Lindsley, 

Senior  Warden — O.  A.  Hadley. 

Junior  Warden — S.  B.  Clark. 

Treasurer — W.  P.  Brooks. 

Secretary — L.  Tucker. 

Senior  Deacon — J.  A.  Leonard, 

Junior  Deacon — D  Leseur, 

(O.  A,  Hadley, 

Finance  Committee,  -<D.  Lesuer, 

(J.  E.  Ells. 

Tyler — P.  Cavalier. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1863  : 

Worshipful  Master — C.  H.  Lindsley. 

Senior  Warden — L.  Tucker 
Junior  Warden — S.  B.  Clark. 

Treasurer — H.  Loomis. 

Secretary — O.  O.  Baldwin, 

Senior  Deacon — O.  A.  Hadley. 

Junior  Deacon — C.  Gr.  Ayres. 

Tyler — P.  Cavalier, 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1864  : 

Worshipful  Master — 0.  A.  Hadley. 

Senior  Warden — E.  Damon. 

Junior  Warden — M.  V.  Nichols. 

Treasurer — H.  Loomis. 

Secretary — C.  Whitney. 

Senior  Deacon — C.  Gr,  Ayres. 

Junior  Deacon — W.  M.  Knight. 

Stewards  JC.  D.  Chase, 
stewards,  Q  Baldwin 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


(0.  P.  Whitcomb, 

Finance  Committee,  W.  W.  Mayo, 

(C.  Gr.  Ayres. 

Tyler — P.  Cavalier, 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1865 
Worshipful  Master — O.  A  Hadley. 

Senior  Warden — C.  Gr.  Ayers. 

Junior  Warden — C.  Whitney. 

Treasurer — W.  P.  Brooks. 

Secretary— H.  W.  Garratt. 

Senior  Deacon — W.  M.  Knight. 

Junior  Deacon — A.  Blanchard. 

Stewards,  -j j.'  p.^Weed. 

Tyler — H.  S.  Sage. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officerg  for  1866 

Worshipful  Master — C.  H.  Lindsley. 

Senior  Warden — R.  A.  Jones. 

Junior  Warden — A.  Blanchard. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Amos  Hyatt. 

Senior  Deacon — R.  H.  Hove. 

Junior  Deacon — A.  J.  Wright. 

Stewards,  W°Fabrick. 

fR.  A.  Jones, 

Finance  Committee,  J  Geo.  Healy, 

(E.  B.  Ellsworth. 

Tyler — Greo.  Tilbury. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1867 
Worshipful  Master — R.  A.  Jones. 

Senior  Warden— R.  H.  Grove. 

Junior  Warden — C.  H.  Kellogg. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Amos  Hyatt. 

Senior  Deacon — A.  J.  Wright. 

Junior  Deacon — Greo.  C.  Cook. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — Stephen  Ives. 

Stewards  -<fL-  H'  Springer, 
btewaras,  |c  Whitney. 

(R.  H.  Grove, 

Finance  Committee,  JC.  H.  Kellogg, 

(S.  J.  Barlow. 

Tyler — L.  H.  Springer. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1868 
Worshipful  Master — R.  H.  Gove. 


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HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


Senior  Warden — C.  H.  Kellogg. 

Junior  Warden — Win.  Brown. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Amos  Hyatt. 

Senior  Beacon — B.  Tupper. 

Junior  Beacon — W.  A.  Higgins. 

Chaplain— A.  J.  Nelson. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — A.  Blanchard. 

Stewards,  £ 

Tyler — L.  H.  Springer. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1869 

Worshipful  Master— B.  H.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden — Win.  Brown. 

Junior  Warden — B.  Tupper. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Amos  Hyatt. 

Senior  Beacon — Chas.  Shandrew. 

Junior  Beacon — M.  J.  Baniels. 

Chaplain— L.  A.  Abbott. 

Stewards  -fJ'  S-  Haywood, 
fete  wards,  -  A  g  Wurtz 

Tyler — A.  S.  Wurtz. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1870 

Worshipful  Master — B.  H.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden — Wm.  Brown. 

Junior  Warden — Chas.  Shandrew. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Amos  Hyatt. 

Senior  Beacon — T,  B.  Kellogg. 

Junior  Beacon — M.  A.  Ozmun. 

Chaplain — L.  A.  Abbott. 

Sewards  -fGeo-  Cook’ 

(stewards,  -jj.  g  Haywood 

Master  of  Ceremonies — Joseph  Fisher. 
Tyler— J  S.  Haywood. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1871 

Worshipful  Master — Wm.  Brown. 

Senior  Warden — Chas.  Shandrew. 

Junior  Warden — T.  B.  Kellogg. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Chas.  Bust. 

Senior  Beacon — M.  A.  Ozmun. 

Junior  Beacon — Jno.  Shaw. 

Chaplain — L.  A.  Abbott. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — A.  Blanchard. 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


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(A.  D.  Robinson, 

Stewards,  ]Q  g  Drury 

Tyler — E.  Ransom. 

^Chas.  Shandrew, 
Finance  Committee,  M.  A.  Ozmun, 

(T.  B.  Kellogg. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1872  : 
Worshipful  Master — Wm.  Brown. 

Senior  Warden — Chas.  Shandrew. 

Junior  Warden — T.  B.  Kellogg. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Chas.  Rust. 

Senior  Deacon — M.  A.  Ozmun. 

Junior  Deacon — J.  Shaw. 

Chaplain — L.  A.  Abbott. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — A.  Blanchard. 

Stewards,  {|'hoS  °Brooks. 

Tyler — E.  Ransom. 

fChas.  Shandrew, 

Finance  Committee,  ^T.  B.  Kellogg, 

(M.  A.  Ozmun. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1873: 

Worshipful  Master — R.  H.  Grove. 

Senior  Warden— M.  A.  Ozmun. 

Junior  Warden — J.  Shaw. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Chas.  Rust. 

Senior  Deacon — Wm.  Brown. 

Junior  Deacon — Geo.  E.  Leonard. 

Stewards  -fR-  A'  Jones> 
stewards,  -jL  Harris 

Tyler — Geo.  Tilbury. 

(M.  A.  Ozmun, 

Finance  Committee,  <  J.  Shaw, 

( S.  B.  Clark. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1874 : 

Worshipful  Master — R.  H.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden — J.  Shaw. 

Junior  Warden — Geo.  E.  Leonard. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Geo.  Healy. 

Senior  Deacon — Wm.  Brown. 

Junior  Deacon — A.  V.  Park. 

Stewart,,  {gSS.Sf- 


a  OF  ILL.  LIB. 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


Master  of  Ceremonies — Benj.  Ayshford. 

Tyler — Geo.  Tilbury. 

(J.  Shaw, 

Finance  Committee,  ■<  Geo.  E.  Leonard, 

(S.  B.  Clark. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1875  : 
Worshipful  Master — R.  A.  Jones. 

Senior  Warden — Benj.  Ayshford. 

Junior  Warden— Geo.  E.  Leonard. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — Thos.  Brooks. 

Senior  Deacon— W.  G.  Bartley. 

Junior  Deacon — A.  V.  Park, 

Chaplain — C.  H.  Remington 

.  e^ook' 

Tyler — Geo.  Tilbury. 

*****  (R.  H.  Gove, 

Finance  Committee,  ^  Benj  Ayshford, 

(W.  G.  Bartley. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1876  : 
Worshipful  Master — Benj.  Ayshford. 

Senior  Warden — W.  G.  Bartley. 

Junior  Warden — A.  V.  Park. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon— R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Junior  Deacon — 1ST.  J.  Shannon. 

Stewards, 

Tyler— Geo.  Tilbury. 

Master  of  Ceremonies— M.  Pearce. 

f  R.  H.  Gove, 

Finance  Committee,  <  W.  G.  Bartley, 

IN.  J.  Shannon. 

Chaplain — C.  H.  Remington. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1877  : 
Worshipful  Master — R.  H.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden— W  G.  Bartley. 

Junior  Warden— R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary— H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon — Benj.  Ayshford. 

Junior  Deacon — N.  J.  Shannon. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — M.  Pearce. 

fW.  G.  Bartley, 

Finance  Committee,  {  R.  L.  Van  Dusen, 

IS.  B.  Clark. 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


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Chaplain— C.  H.  Remington. 

f~R.  A.  Jones, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  \  T.  J.  Templar, 

LM.  Pearce. 

Tyler — Geo.  Tilbury. 

f  A.  J.  Wright, 

Stewards,  {  Geo.  C.  Cook, 

LGeo.  Healy. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1878  : 
Worshipful  Master — W  G.  Bartley. 

Senior  Warden — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Junior  Warden — A.  B.  Beach. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary— H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon — W.  L  Humason. 

Junior  Deacon — H.  A.  Davis. 

Tyler — A.  J.  Wright. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — M.  Pearce. 

f  Geo-  C  Cook, 

Stewards,  {  Geo.  Healy, 

LA.  J.  Wright. 

Chaplain — Rev.  G.  H.  Deere. 

f  R.  H.  Gove, 

Finance  Committee,  {  S.  B.  Clark. 

LR.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1879  : 
Worshipful  Master — W.  G.  Bartley. 

Senior  Warden — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Junior  Warden — A.  B.  Beach. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon — F.  M.  Cornell. 

Junior  Deacon — J.  D.  Spaulding. 

Tyler — A.  J.  Wright. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — C.  H.  Morrill. 

Claplain — Rev.  G.  H.  Deere. 

(Geo.  C.  Cook, 

Stewards,  Geo.  Healy, 

(J.  E.  Crane. 

(S.  B.  Clark, 

Finance  Committee,  L  R.  L.  Van  Dusen, 

(A.  M.  Ozmun. 

(R.  H.  Gove, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  F.  T.  Olds, 

(A.  D.  Robinson. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1880  : 
Worshipful  Master— R.  H.  Gove. 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


Senior  Warden— R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 
Junior  Warden — M.  Y.  Burroughs. 
Treasurer— S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon — F.  M.  Cornell. 

Junior  Deacon — J.  D.  Spaulding. 

Tyler — Darwin  Patterson. 

Master  of  Ceremonies — N.  J.  Shannon. 


Stewards, 

Chaplain — Rev.  G.  H.  Deere. 

(R.  L.  Van  Dusen, 
Finance  Committee,  -<  S.  B.  Clark, 

(C,  H.  Morrill. 

(W.  G,  Bartley, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  James  Aries, 

(G.  W.  Van  Dusen. 


The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1881  : 


Worshipful  Master— R.  H.  Gove. 
Senior  Warden — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 
Junior  Warden — A.  D.  Vedder. 
Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — H.  T.  Hannon 
Senior  Deacon — C.  T  Coerr. 
Junior  Deacon — J.  E,  Crane. 
Chaplain — Rev.  G.  H.  Deere. 

Tyler — Darwin  Patterson. 


The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1882  : 
Worshipful  Master — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Senior  Warden — Thos.  P.  Hall. 

Junior  Warden — A.  L.  Gove. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — H.  T.  Hannon. 

Senior  Deacon — W.  I.  Wellman. 

Junior  Deacon — Thos.  B.  Chapman. 

Stewards, 

(R.  H.  Gove, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  <  A.  D.  Vedder, 

(H.  C.  Butler 

Tyler — Geo.  Weber. 

The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1888 
Worshipful  Master — R.  H.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden — A.  L.  Gove. 

Junior  Warden — W.  I.  Wellman. 


HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


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Treasurer — 8.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — C.  A  Whited, 

Senior  Deacon — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 
Junior  Deacon — H.  A.  Harris. 


Stewards  iJ-  E-  Crane, 

Stewards,  jpeter  Brown 

Tyler— Geo.  Weber. 

(A.  L.  Gove, 

Finance  Committee,  W.  I.  Wellman, 

(C.  A.  Whited. 

(R.  A.  Jones, 

Committee  on  Charity,  G.  E.  Leonard, 

(s.  B.  Clark. 

(Win.  Brown, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  M.  G.  Denton, 

(A.  D  Robinson, 


The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1884  : 


Worshipful  Master— R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 
Senior  Warden — A.  L.  Gove. 

Junior  Warden — W.  H.  Knapp. 
Treasurer— S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — C.  A.  Whited. 

Senior  Deacon — A.  T.  Stebbins. 
Junior  Deacon — H.  A.  Harris. 


Stewards, 

Tyler— Thos.  P.  Hall. 


(R.  H.  Gove, 

Committee  on  Grievances,  ■<  Wm.  Brown, 

(R.  A.  Jones. 
(R.  H.  Gove, 

Committee  on  Charity,  <  A.  D.Vedder, 
(C.  H.  Morrill. 

(S.  B.  Clark, 

Finance  Committee,  <A.  L.  Gove, 

(C.  A.  Whited. 


The  following  named  persons  were  officers  for  1885  : 

Worshipful  Master  — A.  L.  Gove. 

Senior  Warden — W.  H.  Knapp. 

Junior  Warden — A.  T.  Stebbins. 

Treasurer — S.  B.  Clark. 

Secretary — C.  A.  Whited. 

Senior  Deacon — R.  L.  Van  Dusen. 

Junior  Deacon— J.  M.  Rowley. 

Tyler — B.  Hackett. 


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HISTORICAL  SUMMARY. 


(W.  H 

Finance  Committee,  A.  T. 

(C.  A. 

(R. 

Committee  on  Charity,  C. 

(A. 

Committee  on  Grievances, 


Stewards, 


J.  E.  Crane, 
Peter  Brown. 


.  Knapp, 
Stebbins, 
Whited. 

H.  Gove, 

H.  Morrill, 

D.  Vedder. 
(R.  H.  Gove, 
R.  A.  Jones, 
(Wm.  Brown. 


Iptnnal  ^erviees. 


The  brethren  being  assembled  at  the  Lodge  Room,  (or 
some  other  convenient  place,)  the  presiding  officer  opens 
the  Lodge  in  the  third  degree,  with  the  usual  forms,  and 
having  stated  the  purpose  of  the  meeting,  a  procession 
is  formed  in  the  following  order  : 

Tyler  with  a  drawn  sword  ; 

Stewards  with  white  rods  ; 

Musicians,  [if  they  are  Masons,  otherwise  they  precede 
the  Tyler]; 

Master  Masons ; 

A  ( Senior  and  Junior  Deacons  ; 

£  •<  Secretary  and  Treasurer  ; 

^  (Senior  and  Junior  Wardens  ; 

^  Mark  Masters  ; 

Past  Masters ; 

Royal  Arch  Masons ; 

Select  Masters ; 

Knights  Templar ; 

The  Holy  Writings  on  a  cushion  covered  with  black  cloth, 
carried  by  the  oldest,  or  some  suitable 
member  of  the  Lodge  ; 

The  Master  ; 

Clergy  ; 

The  body  with  the  I  £  j  insignia  placed  thereon  ; 
Pall  Bearers;  |  o  I  Pall  Bearers. 

The  procession  having  been  formed  will  march  to  the 
place  where  the  body  lies.  After  the  conclusion  of  the 
religious  services  (if  there  are  any),  the  Master  will  take 
his  station  at  the  head  of  the  coffin,  which  will  be  uncov¬ 
ered,  the  Warden  at  the  foot  and  the  brethren  around  it, 
and  commence  the  services  as  follows  : 

Master.  “  What  man  is  he  that  liveth,  and  shall  not 


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BURIAL  SERVICES. 


see  death  ?  Shall  he  deliver  his  soul  from  the  hand  of 
the  grave  ?” 

Response.  “Man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow,  he  heapeth 
up  riches,  and  cannot  tell  who  shall  gather  them.” 

Master.  “  When  he  dieth  he  shall  carry  nothing  away  ; 
his  glory  shall  not  descend  after  him.” 

Response.  “Naked  he  came  into  the  world,  and  naked 
he  must  return.” 

Master.  “The  Lord  gave  and  the  Lord  hath  taken 
away  ;  blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord.” 

The  Master  then  taking  the  roll  in  his  hand,  says  : 

“  Let  us  live  the  life  of  the  righteous,  that  our  last  end 
may  be  like  his.” 

The  brethren  answer:  “God  is  our  God,  forever  and 
ever  ;  he  will  be  our  guide  even  unto  death.” 

The  Master  then  records  the  name  and  age  of  the  de¬ 
ceased  upon  the  roll  and  says  : 

“Almighty  Father  !  into  thy  hands  we  leave,  with  hum¬ 
ble  submission,  the  soul  of  our  deceased  brother.” 

The  brethren  answer  three  times  : 

“  The  will  of  God  is  accomplished  !  So  mote  it  be.” 

The  Master  then  deposits  the  roll  in  the  archives ,  and  re¬ 
peats  a  prayer  from  the  Monitor.  At  the  conclusion,  the 
coffin  will  be  closed  ;  the  procession  will  be  re-formed 
and  march  to  the  place  of  interment  in  the  order  pre¬ 
scribed.  The  members  of  the  Lodge  will  form  a  circle 
around  the  grave.  The  Clergy  and  Officers  will  take  their 
station  at  the  head,  and  the  mourners  at  the  foot,  when 
the  services  will  be  resumed  by  the  Master,  who  will 
deliver  the  funeral  address  found  in  the  Monitors. 

During  the  delivery  of  the  address,  the  following  invo¬ 
cations  and^responses  are  made  : 

Master.  “  May  we  be  true  and  faithful,  and  may  we 
live  and  die  in  love  !  ” 

Resporvse.  “So  mote  it  be.” 

Master.  “  May  we  profess  what  is  good  and  always  act 
agreeable  to  our  profession  !  ” 

Response.  “  So  mote  it  be.” 


BURIAL  SERVICES. 


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Master .  “May  the  Lord  bless  us  and  prosper  us,  and 
may  all  our  good  intentions  be  crowned  with  success  !  ” 

Response .  “  So  mote  it  be.” 

Master.  Glory  be  to  God  in  the  highest ;  on  earth, 
peace,  good  will  toward  men.” 

Response.  “So  mote  it  be,  now,  from  henceforth,  and 
forever  more.  Amen.” 

The  apron  is  taken  off  from  the  coffin  and  handed  to 
the  Master  ;  the  coffin  is  deposited  in  the  grave,  and  the 
Master  concludes  the  address. 

After  the  address  has  been  delivered,  the  brethren 
move  in  procession  around  the  place  of  interment  (sing  - 
ing  the  Dirge),  and  severally  drop  the  sprig  of  evergreen 
into  the  grave  ;  after  which,  the  Public  Grand  Honors  are 
given.  The  Master  then  concludes  the  services. 

The  procession  then  returns  in  form  to  the  place 
whence  it  set  out,  where  the  necessary  duties  are  complied 
with,  and  the  Lodge  is  closed. 

[Note. — If  the  body  is  to  be  taken  into  a  church,  the  procession  will 
march  to  the  house  or  place  where  it  lies,  receive  and  convey  it  to  the 
church,  where,  after  the  benediction  has  been  pronounced,  the  services 
will  commence  as  above.] 

FUNERAL  DIRGE. 
music— “Pleyel.  ” 

Solemn  strikes  the  funeral  chime, 

Notes  of  our  departing  time  ; 

As  we  journey  here  below, 

Through  a  pilgrimage  of  woe  ! 

Mortals,  now  indulge  a  tear, 

For  mortality  is  here  ! 

See  how  wide  her  trophies  wave 
O’er  the  slumbers  of  the  grave  ! 

Here  another  guest  we  bring, 

Seraphs  of  celestial  wing, 

To  our  funeral  altar  come  ; 

Waft  this  friend  and  brother  home. 

Lord  of  all !  below — above — 

Fill  our  hearts  with  truth  and  love  ; 

*  When  dissolves  this  earthly  tie, 

Take  us  to  thy  Lodge  on  high. 


ARTICLE  I. 

Section  1.  This  Lodge  shall  be  known  by  the  name 
and  title  of  Rochester  Lodge  No.  21,  of  A.\E.\  and  A.  *.M.  \ 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  M.  \  W.'.Gr.  \L.  \  of  the  State 
of  Minnesota. 

ARTICLE  II. 

MEETINGS. 

Sec.  1.  The  stated  communications  shall  be  held  on 
the  second  and  fourth  Monday  evenings  of  each  month. 

Sec.  2.  The  hours  of  meeting  shall  be  o’clock  p.  in., 
from  March  25th  to  September  25th,  and  at  7  o’clock  p.  m. 
the  remainder  of  the  year. 

Sec.  3.  The  annual  meeting  shall  be  the  first  stated 
communication  in  the  month  of  December,  and  the  semi¬ 
annual  shall  be  the  first  stated  communication  in  the 
month  of  June  in  each  year 

ARTICLE  III. 

OF  OFFICERS. 

Sec.  1.  The  Officers  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  elective  and 
appointive;  the  W.  \M.  \,  S.'.W.  *.,  J.  \  W. '.,  Treas.  and 
Sec.  shall  be  elected  by  ballot  at  the  annual  meeting  in 
each  year.  The  Chaplain,  S.  \D.  \,  J.  \D.  \,  Stewards  and 
Tyler,  and  all  Committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
W.'.M.  \ 

Sec.  2.  A  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall  be  nec¬ 
essary  to  constitute  a  choice. 

Sec.  3.  No  member  who  shall  be  in  arrears  for  dues 
for  three  months  shall  be  eligible  to  office,  or  be  entitled 
to  vote  at  any  election  of  officers  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  4.  Previous  to  installation,  the  W. '.M.  \  shall  re¬ 
quire  the  Treasurer  to  give  security  to  the  amount  of  one 


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thousand  dollars,  to  be  secured  by  two  responsible  names, 
for  the  preservation  and  disbursement  of  such  funds  of 

the  Lodge  as  may  come  into  his  possession.  Which  se¬ 
curity  shall  be  kept  on  file  by  the  Secretary,  until  said 
Treasurer’s  accounts  are  finally  closed.  Said  security  to 
to  be  approved  by  the  W.  \M.  \,  S.  *.  and  J.  \W.  . 

ARTICLE  IV. 

OFFICERS  AND  THEIR  DUTIES. 

Sec.  1.  The  W.’.M.  \  shall  preside  at  all  communica¬ 
tions,  and  may  convene  the  Lodge  whenever  he  deems  it 
necessary. 

Sec.  2.  In  the  absence  of  the  W.’.M.*.,  the  S. ’.W.  . 
shall  preside  ;  and  in  case  of  his  absence  also,  the  J.  *.  W. '. 
or  a  Past  Master  may  preside.  But  the  Lodge  shall  in  no 
case  be  opened  in  the  absence  of  all  the  persons  above 
designated. 

Sec.  3.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  accurate  minutes  of 
all  the  proceedings  of  the  Lodge,  receive  all  the  moneys 
of  the  Lodge,  pay  them  immediately  over  to  the  Treasu¬ 
rer,  taking  his  receipt  for  the  same,  make  out  all  reports, 
except  of  committees,  required  by  this  or  the  Grand 
Lodge,  and  present  semi-annually  a  report  of  all  receipts, 
and  of  all  sums  due  the  Lodge,  and  from  whom. 

He  shall  report  at  each  communication  the  amount  of 
the  receipts  of  the  same,  and  the  amount  of  money  in 
his  hands,  and  any  amount  paid  to  the  Treasurer  at  such 
communication  and  since  the  next  preceding  communi¬ 
cation,  and  shall  enter  such  report  in  the  minutes  of  the 
communication  at  which  the  same  is  made. 

He  shall  keep  and  be  responsible  for  the  Seal  of  the 
Lodge. 

He  shall  receive  compensation  for  his  services  at  a  rate 
not  less  than  one  dollar  for  each  stated  communication  at 
which  he  is  present,  provided,  that  if  absent  from  any 
communication  he  shall  forfeit  the  sum  of  one  dollar  for 
such  absence,  unless  excused  by  the  W.’.M.’.  with  the  con¬ 
sent  of  the  Lodge. 

The  proceedings  of  all  meetings  shall  be  recorded  in 


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the  regular  journal  of  the  Lodge,  within  one  week  of 
their  approval. 

Sec.  4.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  moneys  from  the 
Secretary,  giving  his  receipt  for  the  same;  pay  them  out 
only  upon  the  order  of  the  W.'.M.*.  with  the  consent  of  the 
Lodge,  attested  by  the  Secretary ;  make  semi-annual  re¬ 
ports  of  all  disbursements  and  receipts,  and  the  amount 
of  debts  due  from  this  Lodge  and  to  whom  and  for  what 
owing. 

He  shall  report  at  each  communication  the  amount  of 
money  received  by  him.  at  that  or  since  the  next  preced¬ 
ing  communication. 

Sec.  5,  Two  Stewards  shall  be  appointed  annually, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  provide  all  necessary  fuel,  lights, 
clothing,  furniture,  and  all  other  things  necessary  for  the 
use  and  convenience  of  the  Lodge,  when  not  otherwise 
ordered.  In  the  discharge  of  their  duties  they  shall  act 
under  the  advice  of  the  W.'.M.*. 

Sec.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tyler  to  serve  all 
notices  when  required  by  the  Acting  Master  ;  to  see  that 
the  rooms,  clothing  and  furniture  are  kept  clean,  and  fit 
for  use  ;  and  that  none  enter  without  being  properly 
clothed  ;  and  for  his  services  he  shall  be  entitled  to  re¬ 
ceive  such  amount  of  compensation  as  may  be  agreed 
upon  with  the  W.'.M.'.  and  Committee  on  Finance. 

ARTICLE  V. 

FEES  AND  DUES. 

Sec.  1.  The  fees  for  the  Degrees  shall  be  $25,  divided 


as  follows  : 

Accompanying  Petition .  $  5.00 

First  Degree .  5.00 

Second  Degree .  5.00 

Third  Degree .  10.00 


In  case  of  rejection,  the  fee  accompanying  the  petition 
shall  be  returned. 

Sec.  2.  The  dues  of  members  shall  be  two  dollars  per 
year,  payable  annually  in  advance  or  as  provided  in 
article  14. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  who  is  in  arrears  for  his  dues  for 


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one  year  shall  be  suspended,  and  shall  not  be  restored 
until  all  arrearages  are  paid  up  to  the  time  of  his  restora¬ 
tion. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

OF  PETITIONS. 

Sec.  1.  No  petition  can  be  received  for  initiation  from 
any  person  who  has  not  resided  within  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  M.*.W. '.G. ’.  Lodge  of  Minnesota  for  one  year  previous 
to  such  application,  and  within  the  jurisdiction  of  this 
Lodge  for  one  year. 

Sec.  2.  All  applications  for  admission  to  membership 
or  for  initiation,  shall  be  presented  at  stated  meetings 
orily,  which  application  shall  be  referred  to  a  committee, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  make  diligent  inquiry  as  to  the 
moral  character,  standing,  etc.,  of  the  applicant,  and 
report  at  the  earliest  convenient  stated  communication 
thereafter  ;  except  in  case  of  the  application  of  a  M.  \M.\ 
for  membership,  who  is  well  known  to  the  members — in 
which  case  the  petition  may  be  acted  on  at  once. 

Sec.  3.  Applications  must  be  in  writing,  and  if  of  can¬ 
didates  for  initiation,  must  be  as  near  as  may  be  in  the 
following  form  : 

To  the  Worshipful  Master,  Wardens,  and  Brethren  of 

Rochester  Lodge  No.  21,  of  A.  \F.\  and  A.\M.\ 

The  petition  of  the  subscriber  respectfully  represents, 
that,  entertaining  a  favorable  opinion  of  your  ancient  in¬ 
stitution,  he  is  desirous,  if  found  worthy,  of  being  admit¬ 
ted  a  member  thereof,  and,  if  received,  promises  a  faith¬ 
ful  compliance  with  all  the  requirements  of  the  Order. 

He  resides  in - ,  he  is - years  of  age,  and  occupa¬ 
tion  is  that  of  a - . 

(feigned)  A.  B. 

Recommended  by - . 

If  the  applicant  be  a  M.’.M.*.,  the  application  must  in 
addition  to  age,  occupation  and  place  of  residence,  show 
in  what  Lodge  raised,  and  the  date  thereof.  Each  ap¬ 
plicant  must  be  recommended  by  two  members  of  the 
Lodge,  and  to  be  elected  must  receive  a  unanimous  vote. 

Sec.  4.  In  the  event  of  one  negative  vote  against  a 


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candidate  for  membership  or  initiation,  the  ballots,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  W.  \M  \  may  be  again  passed  once, 
or  even  twice,  on  the  same  evening,  before  any  member 
has  retired  from  the  Lodge — or  the  W.  \M.\  may  lay  the 
ballot  over  until  the  next  stated  communication,  giving 
notice  to  the  brethren  ;  at  which  balloting  one  negative 
vote  appearing,  the  candidate  shall  be  declared  rejected. 
But  if  two  negative  votes  appear  at  the  first  ballot,  the 
candidate  shall  be  declared  rejected.  Nor  can  the  petition 
of  a  rejected  candidate  be  renewed  in  this  Lodge  for  the 
space  of  six  months. 

[Note.— See  regulations  adopted  by  the  M.*.W.*.G.'.L.\  at  the  session  of 
1858. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

RULES  OF  DEBATE  AND  DECORUM. 

Sec.  1.  Every  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing  when 
required  by  two  members  or  the  W.  *.M.\,  and  shall  be 
distinctly  stated  by  the  Chair  before  it  can  be  debated. 

Sec.  2.  When  any  brother  is  about  to  speak  in  debate 
or  deliver  any  matter  to  the  Lodge,  he  shall  arise  and  sa  - 
lute  the  presiding  officer,  and  respectfully  address  himself 
to  the  W.*.M.\  He  shall  avoid  all  personality  and  abuse, 
and  in  debate  shall  confine  himself  to  the  subject  before 
the  Lodge.  He  shall  not  be  interrupted  while  speaking, 
nor  speak  but  twice  on  the  same  subject,  unless  it  is  for 
explanation,  without  permission  from  the  members  pres¬ 
ent. 

Sec.  3.  Every  member  present  shall  give  his  vote  when 
the  question  is  taken,  unless  for  good  cause  he  is  excused 
by  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  4.  A  majority  shall  decide  in  all  cases,  except  ad¬ 
mission  of  members  or  candidates,  which  must  be  unani¬ 
mous. 

Sec.  5.  But  two  modes  of  voting  shall  be  known  to  this 
Lodge — 1st,  balloting  ;  2nd,  by  giving  the  ancient  sign  of 
a  Mason.  All  voting  for  candidates  shall  be  by  ballot 
only. 

Sec.  6.  No  member  shall  leave  his  seat  or  the  room 
without  permission. 


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ARTICLE  VIII. 

EXPOSING  THE  TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  LODGE. 

Sec.  1.  If  any  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  be  convicted 
of  exposing  any  of  the  transactions  of  the  same,  he  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  unmasonic  conduct,  and  shall  for  the 
first  offense  be  reprimanded  by  the  W,  \M.\  in  open 
Lodge,  and  suspended  for  a  indefinite  period  for  the  sec¬ 
ond,  and  shall  be  expelled  for  the  third. 

Sec.  2.  If  any  member  of  this  Lodge  shall  make 
known  to  any  rejected  person,  the  brother  or  brethren 
who  procured  such  rejection,  he  shall  on  conviction  for 
the  first  offense  be  suspended  for  not  less  than  three 
months,  or  more  than  one  year;  for  the  second  offense  he 
shall  be  expelled  from  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  Should  any  visiting  brother  be  guilty  of  any 
of  the  above  name  offenses,  on  conviction  thereof  he  shall 
at  once  be  ejected  from  the  Lodge,  and  shall  be  forbidden 
to  visit  the  same  forever  thereafter. 

ARTICLE  IX, 

ON  COMMITTEES, 

Sec.  1.  The  Master  and  Wardens  shall  be  ex-officio  a 
Committee  of  Relief.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  entertain 
all  applications  for  relief  and  adopt  such  measures  as  the 
exigencies  of  the  case  may  require. 

Sec.  2.  There  shall  be  annually  appointed  two  stand¬ 
ing  committees,  as  follows  : 

1st.  A  Committee  of  Grievances  which  shall  consist  of 
three  Master  Masons,  the  chairman  of  which  shall  be  a 
P.*.M.  \  of  this  Lodge,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  inquire 
into  ail  difficulties  and  disputes  between  brethren  to 
which  their  attention  may  be  formally  called  by  a  brother 
of  this  IiOdge,  and  to  reconcile  the  same  if  within  their 
power,  and  if  not,  to  report  the  matter  to  the  Lodge, 
whereupon  such  measures  may  be  taken  as  the  case  re¬ 
quires.  They  shall  have  power  to  cause  to  come  before 
them,  or  a  majority  of  them,  all  brothers  against  whom 
a  formal  complaint  has  been  made,  and  such  others  as 
they  may  deem  necessary  witnesses. 


26 


BY-LAWS. 


2nd.  A  Committee  on  Finance, consisting  of  three  mem¬ 
bers,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  audit  all  accounts  which 
may  be  referred  to  them,  to  inspect  and  report  on  the  ac¬ 
counts  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  semi-annually;  and 
at  the  annual  meeting*,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  the  same 
can  be  done,  they  shall  report  a  full  exhibit  of  the  finan¬ 
cial  affairs  of  the  Lodge, 

Sec.  3.  No  demand  against  the  Lodge  exceeding  the 
sum  of  five  dollars,  shall  be  paid  until  the  same  has  been 
passed  upon  by  the  Finance  Committee. 

ARTICLE  X. 

r  ON  SICKNESS. 

Sec.  i.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  brother  of  this 
Lodge  to  report  the  name  of  any  brother  who  is  sick. 

Sec.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  W.'.M.'.  or  one  of  the 
Wardens,  to  visit  such  brother  reported  sick,  and  if  he 
deem  it  necessary,  or  the  sick  brother  request  it,  to  ap¬ 
point  two  members^of  this  Lodge  to  attend  him  when 
necessary. 

ARTICLE  XI. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Sec.  1.  No  candidate  can  be  advanced  until  he  has 
proved  his  proficiency  in  the  preceding  degree  by  examin¬ 
ation  in  open  Lodge. 

Sec.  2.  No  Master  Mason  shall  be  eligible  to  member¬ 
ship  in  this  Lodge  who  uses  intoxication  drinks  to  excess, 
or  is  in  the  habit  of  profaning  the  name  of  Deity,  or  is 
guilty  of  such  other  immoral  conduct  as  will  bring  the 
ancient  and  honorable  fraternity  into  disrepute  ;  and  any 
member  of  this  Lodge  who  shall  be  guilty  of  any  of  the 
vices  above  stated,  shall  upon  proof,  or  admission  of  his 
guilt,  be  reprimanded  in  open  Lodge  by  the  W.'.M. '.,  and 
if  he  shall  thereafter  persist  in  such  evil  practice,  he  may 
be  suspended  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  3.  Any  member  of  this  Lodge  who  shall  be  guilty 
of  intoxication  from  alcoholic  drinks,  or  who  shall  be 
guilty  of  gambling,  shall  for  the  first  offense  be  subject 
to  the  censure  of  the  W.'.M.'.,  and  for  the  second  offense 
suspension  from  the  Lodge  for  three  months,  and  for  the 
third  offense,  to  such  penalty  is  a  majority  of  the  Lodge 
may  see  cause  to  inflict. 

Sec.  4.  Any  brother  who  shall  willfully  neglect  to  com¬ 
ply  with  the  requirements  of  a  lawful  summons,  shall  be 
suspended  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Lodge. 

Sec.  5.  Masonic  Hall  shall  not  be  used  for  any  other 
than  Masonic  purposes. 


BY-LAWS. 


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ARTICLE  XII. 

ALTERATIONS  OR  AMENDMENTS. 

Any  alteration  or  amendment  to  these  By-Laws  shall 
be  proposed  in  writing,  at  a  regular  communication,  and 
if  seconded  shall  lie  over  until  the  next  regular  commu¬ 
nication,  at  which  time  every  member  shall  be  summoned 
to  attend  to  take  into  consideration  the  proposed  altera¬ 
tion  or  amendment,  and  if  approved  by  two-thirds  of  the 
members  present  such  amendment  shall  be  adopted. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 

The  order  of  business  at  stated  communications  shad  be 
as  follows  : 

1st.  Reading  of  minutes  of  preceding  communications. 

2nd.  Reports  of  Committees  on  Petitions. 

3rd.  Balloting  on  Petitions. 

4th.  Conferring  Degrees. 

5th.  Reception  of  Petitions. 

6th.  Report  of  Committees. 

7th.  Miscellaneous  Business. 

8th  Instruction. 

9th.  Reading  of  Minutes. 

10th.  Report  of  Treasurer. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

Sec.  1.  Any  person  becoming  a  member  of  this  Lodge 
upon  the  payment  of  the  sum  hereinafter  named  shall 
become  a  life  member  of  this  Lodge,  and  shall  be  free 
from  annual  dues. 

Sec.  2.  Any  member  may  become  a  life  member  upon 
payment  of  the  following  sum  according  to  his  age,  viz  : 
members  from  21  to  30  years  of  age,  $25.00  ;  from  30  to  35, 
$22.50  ;  from  35  to  40,  $20.00  ;  from  40  to  45,  $17.50  ;  from  45 
to  50,  $15.00  ;  from  50  to  55,  $12.50  ;  from  55  to  60,  $10.00. 

Sec.  3.  The  money  so  received  for  life  membership  fees 
shall  not  be  used  for  the  current  expenses  of  the  Lodge, 
but  shall  be  loaned  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Lodge  upon 
real  estate — (farm  property  in  this  county)  security,  and 
the  interest  thereof  may  be  used  for  the  current  expenses. 

Sec.  4.  Nothing  in  this  article  shall  be  construed  so  as 
to  prevent  any  person  from  being  dealt  with  Tor  unma- 
sonic  conduct. 

Sec.  5.  This  article  shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to 
compel  any  present  member  or  any  person  who  becomes 
a  member  to  become  a  life  member  of  this  Lodge,  but  the 
same  shall  be  left  to  his  own  election. 

Sec.  6.  Any  person  becoming  a  life  member  as  herein 
provided  shall  receive  from  the  Secretary  a  certificate  of 
life  membership,  under  the  seal  of  the  Lodge,  attested  by 
the  W.*.M.\ 


ffTarqes  of  tlo\e  I|Ieix|'ber)8  of  tl]e  Ijso&ge. 


Allis,  A.  D. 

Aries,  Janies — 4. 
Ayres,  Chas.  G. — 3. 
Allen,  Samuel — 3. 
Azure,  G.  H. — 3. 
Allen,  A.  W.— 3. 
Abel,  Win.— 3. 
Abbott,  L.  A. — 3. 
Allen,  J.  S.— 4. 
Allen,  W.  A. 
Atherton,  C. 
Anderson.  Andrew 
Ayshford,  Benj.— 3. 
Brooks,  W.  P. 
Blakely,  C.  H.— 3. 
Baldwin,  0.  0. 
Barlow,  S.  J. — 1. 
Brown,  Win. 
Bigelow,  S,  G. 
Bainber,  A. 
Burbank,  C.  H. 
Butler,  H.  C. 
Baihly,  Geo. — 2. 
Bulen,  B.  F. 
Brooks,  Thos. — 3. 
Burroughs,  M.  Y. 
Buley,  Isaac 
Bartley,  W.  G. 
Beach,  A.  B. 


Note.— 1 — Stricken  from  the 
Died  ;  5— Expelled. 


Bailey,  V.  W.— 1. 
Blakely,  David— 3. 
Blanchard,  Alfred — 3. 
Bosworth,  John — 3. 
Bliss,  L.  B.— 4. 
Blithen,  H.  K.-l. 
Blakely,  Chas.  F.— 1. 
Blithen,  F.  A. — 1. 

Bell,  D.— 3. 

Blickle,  J.  B. 

Ballard,  C.  A. 

Beatty,  E.  L. 

Brown.  Peter 
Booth.  J.  W. 

Bartlett,  P.  A. 

Clark,  S.  B. 

Cross,  E.  W. 

Cook,  J.  R.— 4. 

Cook,  G.  C. 

Cobb,  Oscar — 3. 
Cowdery,  L.  E. 

Clough fW.  P. 

Couse,  H.  H. — 1. 

Cole,  J.  M.— 4, 

Culver,  N.  S.— 3. 
Crane,  J.  E, 

Culver,  Geo.  R. — 3. — 4. 
Culver,  J.  E. — 1. 
Cressy,  F.  J. 


;  2 — Suspended  ;  3— Demitted  ;  4— 


NAMES  OF  MEMBERS. 


29 


Clark,  I.  F. 

Cole,  C.  C  — 8. 

Cassiday,  Peter — 1. 
Cannon,  James— 8. 
Cross,  E.  C.— 3. 
Cavalier,  Peter— 8. 
Crawford,  O,  P. — 8. — 4. 
Cordill,  R.  M.— 8. 
Childs,  A.  F.— 8. 
Cornwell,  M.  H. — 8. 
Chase,  C.  D.—  8. 

Chase,  A.  S. — 8. 

Cowles,  A.  B.—  8 
Cristie,  W.  G. — 8. 
Cunningham,  J.  W. — 8. 
Coon,  E.  M. 

Clausen,  B. 

Cornell,  F.  M  — 8. 
Coerr,  Chas.  T. — 8. 
Choat,  A.  B. — 8. 
Chapman,  Thomas  B. 
Cartlich,  Jesse — 8. 
Cole,  C.  J. 

Duryea,  J.  M. — 8. 
Damon,  E. 

Dorr,  E.  C.— 1. 

Drury,  O.  S. — 1 . 
Dansingburg,  P.  L. 
Daniels, ;D.  A. 

Daniels,  M.  J. 

Daniels,  A.  V. — 4. 
Dibble,  J.  P. 

Doud,  Edward — 1. 
Denton,  E.  W. — 1 
Dewitt,  Geo. 

Davis,  Hudson  A. 
Deere,  Rev.  G.  H. 
Denton,  M,  Gr. 

Ells,  J.  E.— 8. 
Ellithorp,  A.  M.— 3. 
Eaton,  S.  W.— 8. 
Evans,  Lewis — 3. 
Eckholdt,  H.  A. 
Eberly,  John — 4. 
Elliott,  Win. 

Evans,  D.  M. — 3. 
Evans,  Wm.  M.— 3. 
Easton,  J.  H  — 1. 
Eggleston,  E.  C. 


Elder,  A.— 3 
Ellsworth,  E.  B. — 3 
Eddy,  Otis— 3. 

Emerick,  R.  L. 
Fishback,  Thos.  L. 
Fuller,  M.  C. — 4. 
Forrest,  S.  N. — 4. 

Fay,  M.  W. — 4. 

Fabrick,  L.  A. — 3. 
Fabrick,  L.  N. — 3. 
Fairbanks,  A.  A.— 3. — 4, 
Forrister,  E.  A. — 3. 
Fankhauser,  A. — 3. 
Fisher,  Joseph— 3. 

Fox,  Chas.  F.— 1. 

Fall,  J.  S.— 1. 

Galloway,  H. — 1. 
Graham,  R.  B. 

Gove,  R.  H. 

Gates,  E.  J. 

Goodell,  E.  A.— 1. 
Groesbeck,  G.  W. — 3. 
Garrett,  H.  W. — 1. 
Grant,  Henry  J. — 1. 
Gaskill,  John  L. — 3. 
Gillespie,  John — 3. 
j  Gilmore.  C.  W. — 3. 
Gove,  A.  L. 

Howe,  L.  S. 

Heaney,  D. 

Hyatt,  A. 

Hart,  A.  B. 

Horton,  S.  H. — 1. 
Hampsen,  W.  H  — 1. 
Healy,  Geo. 

Harris,  Levy — 3. 
Hammond,  N.  N, 
Hebbard,  D.  S. 
Hannon,  H.  T. 
Hackett,  Barney 
Hill,  J.  H.— 4. 
Hargesheimer,  G. 
Herrick,  L.  L. 
Houghton,  C.  D. — 3. 
Hadley,  O.  A. — 5. 
Haslam,  Thos.  B. — 3. 
Higgins,  W.  A— 3. 
Hurd,  Chas. — 1. 
Haywood,  J.  S. — 3. 


30 


NAMES  OF  MEMBERS, 


Herring,  H.  H. — 3. 
Hood,  W.  P.— 3. 
Humason,  W.  L. 

Hall,  Thos.  P. 

Harris,  H.  A. 
Hotchkiss,  R.  R. — 3. 
Holmes,  E.  A. 

Hawes,  F.  M. — 3. 
Horton,  T.  E.  D. — 4. 
Ireland,  W.  W. 

Ives,  Stephen — 3. 
Ingham,  S.  H. 

Jones,  R.  A. 

Johnson,  Peter — 3, 
Jones,  Chas.  C. — 1, 
Jones,  S.  P.— 4. 
Johnston,  R.  M. — 3. 
Jndd,  E.  F. 

Jones,  Gr.  P. 

Kellogg,  C.  H. 

Kellogg,  T.  B. — 4. 

Kent,  J.  P. 

Knapp,  W.  H. 

Knight,  Jos.  H. — 3. 
Kelley,  L.  H.— 3.— 4. 
Katzenstien,  Julius — 3. 
Knight,  Win.  M.— 3. 
Killroy,  John — 3. 
Knapp,  J.  J. — 1. 
Kilbourn,  L.  W. — 3. — 4. 
Knapp.  Trevitt  —3. 
Keeler,  Dennis  -3. 
Kellogg,  F.  B. 

Kalb,  Henry 
Lesuer,  David 
Lindsley,  C.  H. 

Leland,  M.  W.— 4. 
Lesuer,  W  H. 

Leonard,  J.  A. 

Lawshe,  P.  F. 

Little,  Greorge 
Leonard,  Gr.  E. 

Lund,  O.  S. — 4. 

Loomis,  Horace — 1. 
Lowry,  Joseph — 3. 
Langworthy,  B.  F. — 3. 
Levy,  M. — 3 
Lowry,  W.  H. — 3. 
Leland,  H.  L. 


Mayo,  W.  W.— 1. 
Morrison,  John— 1. 
Murray,  W.  D. —  1. 
McMillan,  A.  J. — 1. 
McDowell,  E  A. — 1. 
McClelland,  J.  P.— 1. 
McLard,  W.  H. 
Moulton,  J.  P. 
McDowell,  GL  H  — 1. 
Moon,  D  H.— 3. 
Mandeville,  C.  Jr. 
Matthews,  J.  W.— 1. 
Miller,  E.  H. 

Morrison,  D.  A. 

Morton,  Chas.  H  — 2. 
Mapes,  E. — 1. 

McMahon,  E  A. — 3. — 4. 
McLane,  J.  N. — 3. 

Mills,  Charles  W. — 3. 
Murray,  W.  R. — 3. 

Mott,  S.  H.— 3. 

Murfin,  Wm.  M. — 3. 
Moore,  A.  H. — 3. 
Marvin,  J.  C. — 1. 
Medhurst,  Wm. 
McMaster,  John— 3. 
Manley,  P.  D. 

Morrill,  C.  H. 

Mallery,  D.  Z. 

Nichols,  M.  V. 

Nichols,  B. 

Niles,  Jas.  S. — 3. 

Nelson,  A.  J.— 3. 
Newton,  Charles  E. — 1. 
Newton,  H.  L  — 3. 
Ozmun,  Abram 
Ostrander,  Jacob — 3. 
Ozmun,  A.  M.— 3. 

Olds,  F.  T.— 3. 

Ozmun,  M.  A. — 3. — 4. 
Ostrander,  O.  F.— 3. 
Ostrom,  J.  D. — 3. 
Olmsted,  T.  A. — 3. 
Olson,  Anthon — 3. 
Parks,  Amos 
Parks,  Wm  — 3. 

Pearce.  M. — 3. 

Park,  A.  V.— 1. 

Pugh,  Gr.  W. — 4 


NAMES  OP  MEMBERS. 


31 


Patterson,  G.  W. — 4. 
Pratt,  W.  A.— 1. 
Price,  J.  K. — 3. 
Patterson,  Darwin 
Poole,  F.  A. 

Pierce,  S.  H. — 3. 
Parmele,  Gr.  D. 
Risker,  S. 

Reuber,  J.  F. 
Robinson,  A.  D. 

Rust,  Clias 
Rogers,  H.  N. 
Remington,  C.  H. — 3. 
Roberts,  C.  H. — 1. 
Rowell,  D.  C.— 3  —4. 
Robbins,  N.  B.— 4. 
Roberts,  Pulaski — 1. 
Reynolds,  R. — 1. 
Randall,  J.  K.  -4. 
Rowell,  Henry — 1. 
Ransom,  E. — 3, 
Rickert,  Jacob 
Rice,  W.  C.— 3. 
Rowley,  John  M. 
Sage,  H.  S. 

Start,  C.  M. 

Springer,  L.  H. 

Shaw,  Jonathan 
Smith,  J.  C. 
Shandrew,  Chas. 
Spaulding,  J.  D. 
Schuster,  Henry 
Shannon,  N.  J. 

Scott,  John  D. — 3. 
Soule,  F.  A.— 1. 
Supenger,  R.  H.— 4. 
Smith,  Wm. — 1. 
Stone,  B.  L.  Gr — 1. 
Stearns,  O.  P. — 3. 

See,  Chas.  H. — 3. 
Smith,  Wm.  S— 1. 
Smith,  Russell— 3.— 4. 
Shaver,  U.  B.— 3. 
Straight,  Z.  K. — 3. 
Stowe,  S.  F.— 3. 
Stacy,  A.  B. 
Spaulding,  J.  H.— 3. 
Samuel,  A.  E. 


Searls,  W.  S. 

Stocking,  Gr.  B. 

Streeter,  Chas.  W. 
Stebbins,  A.  T. 

Soule,  J.  W. 

Stevenson,  D. 

Smith,  W.  D. 

Stafford,  John 
Tilbury,  Greo. — 4. 
Templar,  T.  J. 

Turner,  Robert 
Tucker,  Laban — 4. 
Tattersall,  W.  K. — 3 
Tupper,  D. — 3. — 4. 
Thayer,  Solon  C. — 3. 
Tyler,  A.  R. — 3. 

Upman,  H.  B. 

Van  Dooser,  J.  F. 
Vedder,  A.  D. 

Van  Dusen,  Gr.  W. 

Van  Dusen,  R.  L. 
Voorhies,  Jacob — 3. 

Van  Campen,  Chas.— 3. 
Van  Campen,  Amzi 
Williams,  J.  M.— 3. 

Weed,  J.  F. 

Wright,  Thos.  C. — 1. 
Whitcomb,  O.  P.  • 

Wheeler,  S.  P. — 3. 
Wright,  A.  J. 

Whiting,  E.  A. 

Walker,  John — 3. 
Wynkoop,  Legrand — 3. 
Westfall,  I.  M.—  1. 
Whitney,  Chas.— 3. 
Wright,  Gr.  W.  T.— 3. 
Wiles,  J.  D. — 1. 

Winnie,  S.K.— 3. 
Woodward,  W.  D. — 4. 
Westerman,  John — 4. 
Whitney,  John  H.—  1. —  4. 
Wurts,  A.  S.— 3. 

Weber,  Geo. 

White,  W.  H. 

Whited,  C.  A. 

Wellman,  W.  I. — 3. 
Young,  John— 4. 
Zimmerman,  J.  G. 


F^OCHESTEF(  LODGE  JMO.  21.  /VF.&^.M 


][i]  IJIerqo^iairi, 


Allen,  J.  S.  - 
Aries,  James 
Bliss,  L.  B.  - 
Cook,  John  R.  - 
Cole,  John  M. 
Crawford,  O.  P. 
Daniels,  A.  V. 
Eberly,  John 
Fairbanks,  A.  A. 
Fay,  M.  W. 
Forrest,  S.  N. 
Fuller,  M.  C.  - 
Horton,  T.  E.  D.  - 
Hill,  John  H.  - 
Jones,  S.  P.  - 
Kellogg,  T.  B.  - 
Kelley,  L.  H.  - 
Kilbourn,  L.  W. 
Leland,  M  W. 
Lund,  O.  S. 
McMahon,  E.  A.  - 
Ozrnun,  M.  A. 
Patterson,  G.  W.  - 
Pugh,  Gr.  W. 
Randall,  J.  K. 
Robbins,  N.  B.  - 
Rowell,  D.  C. 
Smith,  Russell  - 
Supenger,  R.  H.  - 
Tilbury.  Geo. 
Tucker,  Laban 
Tupper,  D. 
Westerman,  John 
Whitney,  John 
Woodward,  W.  D. 
Young,  John 


Died  June  10,  1874. 
Died  Dec.  13,  1884. 

-  Died  Dec.  16,  1872. 
Died  Sept.  10,  1880. 

-  Died  Aug.  21,  1883. 
Died 

-  Died  Jan.  18,  1882. 
Died  Jan.  25,  1881. 

-  Died 

Died  April  27,  1867. 

-  Died  April  4,  1859. 
Died  May  10,  1876. 

-  Died  Feb.  2,  1865. 
Died  Dec.  6,  1883. 

-  Died  Oct.  3,  1861, 
Died  Nov.  30,  1882. 

-  Died  Sept.  13, 1872. 
Died 

-  Died  July  17,  1877. 
Died  May  22,  1883. 

-  Died 

Died  Aug.  12,  1883. 

-  Died  Nov.  8,  1862. 

Died  June  25, 1883. 
Died  1869. 

Died  June  29, 1859. 

-  Died 

Died  Jan.  30,  1877. 

-  Died  1862. 

Died  May  19,  1881. 

-  Died 
Died 

-  Died  Nov.  25,  1863. 
Died 

.  Died  April  12,  1871. 
Died  Oct.  20,  1883. 


